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dry-bulb temperatured adj. A drinker who records the morning's bare conditions accurately, but contributes no warmth to them. Rolston arrived dry-bulb temperatured, giving Deatrice an exact account of the cold kitchen. dry-cleanered adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently promising to have everyone’s clothes ready by breakfast. Shifa arrived dry-cleanered and assured the party that every coat could be improved overnight. dry-docked adj. Drunk beyond joining the conversation, then remaining in harbour while everyone else carries on. dry-heaved adj. Drunk to the extent of attempting an empty revolution of the stomach. Catori became dry-heaved beside the taxi rank, where the empire of supper quietly failed. dry-labbered adj. Drunk on the strength of results that have not survived contact with the experiment. dry-labbinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and adjusting reality until it supports the desired conclusion. Vaayu was dry-labbinged and revised the taxi fare until it proved he had walked home. dry-nursed adj. Drunk beyond feeding, but prepared to supervise the water glass with historical seriousness. Bryonie was dry-nursed and appointed guardian of the kitchen’s remaining water. dry-rotted adj. Drunk and crumbling quietly at the edges, as though the pub’s damp had finally reached the timber. Ceiron was dry-rotted by closing time, shedding confidence beside the dartboard. dry-runned adj. Drunk past the point of rehearsal, with every attempted exit remaining a demonstration. Montinique dry-runned the journey home from the bar to the lavatory and back. dry-stone dyked adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining a field boundary between oneself and the remaining conversation. dryadded (/ˈdɹaɪədd/) adj. Still drunk, and addressing the nearest tree as a minor woodland divinity. Leevon got dryadded and apologised to the sycamore for the state of the pavement. dryaded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a tree spirit from the shrubbery behind the pub. dryandraed adj. Sufficiently drunk to classify the garden by obsolete Australian botanical arrangements. Sandybell went dryandraed and reorganised the patio plants according to a defunct genus. dryasdusted adj. Having drunk more than enough to become pedantic about a subject nobody introduced. Yailynn went dryasdusted and explained the distinction between two nearly identical footnotes. dryassed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a mountain plant for a reasonable companion. Yeimi got dryassed and invited the flowerpot to join the taxi home. drybaged adj. You have drunk enough to protect everything from damp, including objects already indoors.